Screenland (May 1943-Oct 1944)

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Just a few drop* of Hoirloc will keep your coif In place throughout the day. 2'/2 •« »otrie 35 < HAIR LAC Tall Gals Continued from page 43 tage, for I can play gracefully with any actor. Too, I believe a tall girl can wear clothes with an extra flair — and I fell in love with a tall man, Craig Stevens. So my height brings me only happiness." Irish, an all-out tomboy, and continually battling a flock of stalwart brothers, Maureen O'Hara says she had to grow tall in self-defense. She's five feet, seven, and a half inches, and wouldn't lop off one tiny fraction. She confesses that during her girlhood in Dublin, whenever she met a promising young man it wasn't how handsome he was, or the excellence of his character that intrigued her attention. Instead, she'd sidle up to him to see how tall he was. If he was shorter than she, the acquaintance ended. Maureen believes being tall gives a girl a special stamina that routes obstacles. In some mysterious manner it builds courage and independence. "Imagine a tall clinging vine!" she exploded. Five feet, seven and a half inches, willowy and with natural blonde-gold hair, Louise Allbritton decided against the screen when two casting directors claimed she was too tall for their leading men. She was packing her trunks to barge onto Broadway when Universal had a change of heart and signed her. Four months later, she was given the exciting task of vamping Marlene Dietrich's man away from her in "Pittsburgh." "I've always been proud of my height," explained Louise. "One big advantage the tall girl has, especially if she is an actress, is that she can dramatize her clothes as a shorter girl never can. And we all know the tremendous influence clothes have on the emotions, how they place moods, and explain actions. A drama creates illusions. So the actress must interpret the emotions of her character through her costumes as well as mannerisms and speech." "I owe a vote of thanks to whoever started the vogue for tall girls on the screen," said Lynn Bari. "For years, producers said I was too young to play leading roles, and too tall for ingenues. But today, my five feet, six and a half inches seem just right." According to Yvonne Wood, 20th Century-Fox stylist, Lynn has the perfect figure, aristocratically slim and alluringly rounded. She weighs 117 pounds, has a twenty-five inch waist, and a thirtyfive inch bust, with all other measurements to match. The only trouble the studio wardrobe department has with Lynn is that a simple $10 dress looks like a $500 creation. The father and brothers of Maria Montez were six-footers and she was taught to be proud of her height, to accept it as a mark of superiority, and to carve her life accordingly. Born in the Dominican Republic twenty-three years ago, Maria is five feet, seven inches tall, weighs 120, and has all the luscious curves. She piloted her film career to stardom through confidence and talent, and she firmly believes had she considered her height a barrier, it would have defeated her. "Once at a party in New York," said Maria, "I was sitting on a divan when I was introduced to a charming young millionaire. He hovered about me most of the evening and was what you call, fascinated. Then I stood up. He gave me one horrified look, exclaiming, 'Heavens! You're a giant!' Was I offended? No! He was short, so I just laughed." The lovely Georgia Carroll, who is soloist for Kay Kyser's band, and appears in all of his films, is a real sixfooter. A former Powers model, she considers her height her greatest asset. As a child she was told: Walk Proudly! This so impressed her that it became her guide. "In school," confided Georgia, "my first boy friend said he liked to dance with me because he could see my face. Usually, he saw only the top of the girl's head. Trivial as this incident is, it gave me early poise and confidence." Three six-foot beauties, Helen O'Hara, Bunny Waters and Dorothy Ford have been given term contracts by MetroGoldwyn-Mayer Studios. Already, they have appeared in several films. Bunny Waters became an actress because she could swim. Johnny Weissmuller was training her for the 1936 Olympic Games when she decided she'd rather be a movie star than a champion, and went into Bing Crosby's picture, "College Rhythm," as a swimmer. Other films followed, then she toured Europe, was caught in Berlin just as the war started and spent two tense weeks before she could get to Rome. Then, swayed by the terrific emotional impact surrounding her, Bunny decided to become a nun and had an audience with Pope Pius XI, three weeks before his death. But later, the war changed her mind and she hurried back to America. Bunny believes it depends on the girl herself what impression she makes with her height. She can build it into a striking feature that will enhance her good points, or she can slump herself into an awkward problem. Blonde Helen O'Hara is another sixfooter, and glad of it, for she believes her height landed her on the screen. Since her babyhood, her father, the noted artist, Henry Clive, has used her for his model and inspiration for countless paintings, and this proved excellent training. Graduating from Hollywood High, Helen became one of Earl Carroll's "Most Beautiful Girls" where studio talent scouts discovered her. Said Helen, "When you're as tall as I am and a man gets out of line, you just look down on him and say, 'Be your size, brother!' Believe me, it's effective." The third M-G-M six-footer is Dorothy Ford, a native Californian. She's a brunette, weighs 148, writes poetry, and takes pride in being tall. Her first ambition was to be a foreign correspondent and travel the world over. Instead, she joined Billy Rose's Revue, was in three Earl Carroll super-shows, and broke into the movies in "Meet The People" and "Thousands Cheer." Her forte is comedy.. 62 SCREENLAND